Earthquakes

Today’s Earthquake Fact

The interior of Antarctica has icequakes.
The icequakes are similar to earthquakes, but occur within the ice sheet itself
instead of the land underneath the ice.
Our polar observers have told us they can hear the icequakes
and see them on the South Pole seismograph station,
but they are much too small to be seen on enough stations to obtain a location.

Today in Earthquake History

August 2, 1968M 7.1, Oaxaca – This damaging shock caused 18 fatalities and extensive
property damage in the State of Oaxaca and in
Mexico City. In Mexico City, many structures,
including… Read More